Birth control and an abortion are different. Birth control prevents pregnancy from happening in the first place. An abortion stops an existing pregnancy. “There’s a huge difference,” says ...

Some include: It doesn’t matter how effective a birth control method looks on paper – if you have a hard time using it, odds are you won’t, or you'll have trouble using it correctly.

Birth control can make your boobs grow because it can cause water retention in your breasts. IUDs are unlikely to increase breast size because they either contain no hormones or just progestin.

If you take oral contraception to prevent pregnancy, you're not alone — the pill is one of the most common methods of birth control. And no wonder: The pill is a simple and effective method of ...

In some circles eugenicists went as far as declaring birth control selfish and a form of "racial suicide." The same people believed that blacks and other minorities should not reproduce.